butterfly flower meaning

UK /ˈbʌtəflaɪ ˈflaʊə/ US /ˈbʌtɚflaɪ ˈflaʊɚ/ 5 syllables

butterfly flower (noun): any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers.

butterfly flower has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

butterfly flower as a noun

  1. any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers

    Synonyms: poor man's orchid, schizanthus

    Type of: flower

  2. shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple

    Synonyms: Bauhinia monandra

    Type of: shrub

How to pronounce butterfly flower

butterfly flower is pronounced /ˈbʌtəflaɪ ˈflaʊə/ in British English and /ˈbʌtɚflaɪ ˈflaʊɚ/ in American English. It has 5 syllables.

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